{"product_id":"mounds-builder-steatite-pipe-bowl-with-bird","title":"Moundbuilder Steatite Pipe Bowl with Bird","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e13th Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e3\" H x 3.5\" L x 1.25\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eHand Carved from Steatite Stone of a Pipe with a Carved Bird on the Front\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eMound Builders is a various prehistoric Native American cultures (primarily Woodland and Mississippian periods, roughly 1000 BCE to 1500 CE) in the eastern and midwestern United States, known for constructing large earthen mounds for ceremonial and platform purposes. These groups, including the Hopewell and Fort Ancient cultures, crafted intricate stone artifacts, often using steatite (soapstone)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e—a soft, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003ecarvable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e metamorphic rock prized for its heat resistance and workability. Pipe bowls, or \"effigy pipes,\" were common ceremonial items, symbolizing spiritual connections, clan totems, or natural elements. Bird motifs, representing freedom, the sky, or messengers to the spirit world, are frequent in these designs, appearing in cultures from Ohio Valley sites like the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eFeurt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e Mounds to broader Mississippian traditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eProvenance:  From the Len and Toni Wood Private Collection, Laguna Beach, California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46012067250341,"sku":"5231-407","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/5231-407_4.jpg?v=1761680210","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/mounds-builder-steatite-pipe-bowl-with-bird","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}